Rheingau Music Festival 2026 – VISIONSBLOG.INFO

Thu, 3 Sept 2026. Eberbach Abbey, Basilica, J.S. Bach: Mass B minor, Arcangelo, Jonathan Cohen, conductor/Foto: RMF, Ansgar Klostermann

Johann Sebastian Bach’s Mass in B Minor, BWV 232, is considered one of the most significant sacred compositions in the history of music. It is Bach’s last major vocal work and his only composition based on the complete Ordinarium of the Latin Mass text. It is a Missa solemnis consisting of 18 choral movements and nine arias. In 1733, Bach initially composed a Mass consisting of the Kyrie and Gloria. Toward the end of his life, he compiled the remaining movements from arrangements of earlier compositions—primarily from his cantatas—and new compositions. Continue reading “A Masterpiece of Superlatives—Bach’s Mass in B Minor”

Sa. 22.8. Schloss Johannisberg, Emanuel Blumin-Sint, Bassoon, Josefa Schmidt, Piano/Foto: RMF, Ansgar Klostermann

For the 30th time, the Classical Music Marathon once again took its rightful place at this year’s Rheingau Music Festival. As it does every year, the event gives young, up-and-coming musicians the opportunity to showcase their talents to the international music and festival world. Many of the young musicians who made their debuts here have since become international stars. The Rheingau, with its castles and palaces, churches, monasteries, and wineries, is not only considered the home of exquisite wines but, thanks to the festival, also a springboard for great musical careers.

Pianist Josefa Schmidt and bassoonist Emanuel Blumin-Sint kicked off the program with Robert Schuhmann’s “Fantasiestücke, Op. 73.” When Robert Schuhmann Continue reading “The Classical Music Marathon 2026”